OT: Ex-Penn State officials get jail time for not reporting Sandusky

[LStudfellow]

Former Penn State administrators sentenced to jail time in Sandusky case

Well, you can look at this two ways - on the one hand, you can say it is nowhere near enough for turning a blind eye to such horrific actions by such a horrible human being. On the other hand, you can take the view that says hey, at least they will pay something for their crime. And always remember that they do pay a price in another way... their reputations are forever sullied and this hangs over each of these men for the rest of their lives - as it should. Not enough for sure, but better than nothing.

Typical lame comment by guilty guy way after the fact: ''It really sickens me to think I might have played a part in children being hurt," Gary Schultz (Penn State VP at the time and one of the three convicted today) said. Funny how that did not get you to speak up and do the right thing at any time over 10 years there, Gary.

Any chance this will lead any of the Penn State apologists to finally admit that anyone in a position of power to do something about this (including JoePa) will always have serious blood (and ruined childhood lives) on their hands?

Nah, of course not.

 

[Jarhead_1775]

I wish paterno are alive to go to prison with them.

 

[Stinger92860]

All in the name of football and revenue. And the beat goes on......

 

[StoweD210]

I wish paterno are alive to go to prison with them.

They could put his statue in prison.

 

[mauconnfan]

 

[Skiblets]

Not enough jail time Im less than humble opinion. Can't do that to kids and only get months. Sorry. These admins got way too light sentences

 

[uconndogs]

The whole episode is so depressing and shameful. While I would hope policies and procedures for reporting such horrific behavior are vastly improved, my sense is that the culture at PSU is largely unchanged.

 

[J187Money]

And some people claim it never even happened.

 

[Scoe]

The whole episode is so depressing and shameful. While I would hope policies and procedures for reporting such horrific behavior are vastly improved, my sense is that the culture at PSU is largely unchanged.

Its amazing that that type of environment is the norm, its kind of like Nazi Germany culture to a degree everything is hush hush and the one to speak out is a liar.

 

[ktuck911]

The sad sad truth about FBS Football at it's highest level: MONEY TALKS AND B** RUNS A MARATHON...

Why penalize anybody if the elite get away with stuff?

 

[UConnNick]

In essence, when the NCAA took control of the institution away from athletic directors and gave it to the university presidents in the late 1980's, nobody has taken responsibility for policing the schools. University presidents are ill equipped to deal with something most of them have zero aptitude for. Wave a wad of cash in their faces and they suddenly become morally and ethically compromised, in their view for the sake of the financial good of their institutions. The almighty dollar makes it okay for them to look the other way when their members engage in bad behavior. Money corrupts the entire process. It's a vicious cycle. The more money is involved, the easier it is for them to rationalize their abandonment of any principles.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

In essence, when the NCAA took control of the institution away from athletic directors and gave it to the university presidents in the late 1980's, nobody has taken responsibility for policing the schools. University presidents are ill equipped to deal with something most of them have zero aptitude for.

Except, replacing the words "university presidents" with "athletic directors" does not change the scenario your message portrays. At most big time athletic schools, ADs are wagged around by wads of the "almighty dollar" waved in their faces at least as much or even more than school presidents.

What suggests or inexplicably supports ADs are somehow holier or more ethical than presidents or even coaches? Relative aptitude or desire for policing athletic departments or entire schools aside, they're all on the take to varying degrees. Exhibit A: Penn State, UNC, Baylor, Louisville, USC (trojans), etc.

 

[UConnNick]

Except, replacing the words "university presidents" with "athletic directors" does not change the scenario your message portrays. At most big time athletic schools, ADs are wagged around by wads of the "almighty dollar" waved in their faces at least as much or even more than school presidents.

What suggests or inexplicably supports ADs are somehow holier or more ethical than presidents or even coaches? Relative aptitude or desire for policing athletic departments or entire schools aside, they're all on the take to varying degrees. Exhibit A: Penn State, UNC, Baylor, Louisville, USC (trojans), etc.

The difference is ADs are involved in the day-to-day operation and administration of athletic departments. They tended to take the cheating a bit more seriously regarding the competitive advantages it bestows. They were also the ones who pulled the trigger on SMU's death penalty. The presidents have yet to do that, although there have been several schools that have richly deserved it since the presidents took over the NCAA. When you look at what has become of SMU's football program, it should serve as a deterrent. That deterrent no longer exists because nobody believes the NCAA will ever use the death penalty again, so basically anything goes.

The ADs may have no more integrity in the morals and ethics department, but they also didn't unleash the era of the CFA, BCS, and now the playoff system. Things were not this out of control when the ADs were running things. Our own John Toner was the President of the NCAA in the 1980's, at a time when UConn was not a D-IA football program. Occasionally you had administrators from the lesser schools in charge. Now the whole thing is run by a consortium of the major players. The smaller schools and programs have no real voice, and get steamrolled by the big boys on every policy decision made. At this point, I'd settle for putting the ADs back in charge, considering the abysmal track record of the NCAA since the presidents have taken over.